Gordon Anthony

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Blind author living in Scotland. Writer of historical fiction.

Website: gordonanthony.co.uk

Football fan, especially Dundee United FC, although some would say that being blind is the best way to wach them.
I like rock music & German beer.
I love tech aids for the visually impaired - except when they don’t work.

Husband, father & grandfather. Somehow, the family put up with me.

I’ve decided to move servers again. I switched to Mastodon.Online in ahurry because my original server was shutting down, but I’ve learned they intend to federate with Meta, which I’m not comfortable with.
So I’m about to begin the process of automatically transferring Follows & Followers to my new account. Fingers crossed. I’ve not done this without sighted help before.
If it all goes horribly wrong, you’ll find me at: @BlindGordon.
OK, here goes …
I don’t think I’ll be wasting money on this new dishwasher. There is no debate in our house as to how to load the machine. The way I do it is the right way; everyone else is wrong.
There’s no wrong way to load this dishwasher https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/15/23796026/bosch-dishwasher-powercontrol-smart-cleaning-zones
Bosch dishwashers add PowerControl to end bad dish loading

Bosch’s Benchmark and 800 Series dishwashers feature a new PowerControl arm that can apply intensive cleaning to individual quadrants of the lower rack, controlled over Wi-Fi by the Home Connect app.

The Verge
The Rosetta Stone was found the village of Rosetta in #Egypt OTD in 1799 by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard, during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/egypt/cairo.html?s=mb #travel #history
Cairo — A Fistful of Baksheesh

Visit Mamluk mosques, minarets, and gateways before the sandstorm blows in from the desert.

Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
A sign of our times.
I’ll be off to see Mac Floyd this evening. Scotland’s best Pink Floyd tribute band. Not only do they perform accurate reproductions of floyd songs, there is always good banter with the audience. Really looking forward to this one.
#PinkFloyd #MacFloyd #Music #LiveMusic
Does anyone know if it is possible to copy a Youtube music video into Apple Music so I can add it to one of my Apple playlists? If it can be done, I’d need to know how to do it using a screen reader, either JAWS or Voiceover.
Thanks for any advice.
#Music #YouTube #AppleMusic #JAWS #BoiceOver
Have you heard the news? AMI TV announces Access Tech Live, a new show coming this fall focusing on tech and disability, hosted by Steven Scott & Marc Aflalo https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ami-announces-access-tech-live-a-new-revolution-in-accessibility-and-technology-television-877608576.html
AMI announces Access Tech Live, a new revolution in accessibility and technology television

/CNW/ - AMI is thrilled to announce the launch of the groundbreaking new AMI-tv series, Access Tech Live. Slated to debut on Thursday, September 14, at Noon...

I love Apple Pay. This sounds as if I’ll soon be able to use it in even more places.
#Apple #ApplePay #iPhone
Tap to Pay on iPhone comes to the UK today, Revolut and Tyl first to support https://9to5mac.com/2023/07/13/tap-to-pay-on-iphone-uk/
Tap to Pay on iPhone comes to the UK today, Revolut and Tyl first to support

Apple has announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone has now rolled out to the UK, enabling small businesses to...

9to5Mac
This morning, I’ve seen a few Toots I would have liked to re-post, but they had photos with no Alt Text image descriptions.
Please add Alt Text to your photos. You’ll feel good for doing it, and your posts will have a greater reach because a lot of folk won’t boost posts if they don’t have Alt Text.
Thanks.
#AltText #Accessibility #ImageDescription

The Dutch government has officially launched their own Mastodon server, State Secretary of Digitalisation @avhuffelen announced today! The server lives on the official domain of the Dutch government, at social.overheid.nl.

The Secretary mentions in her announcement a letter to the government explaining her support for 'value-driven alternative social networks', such as Mastodon. For more information on that, check out
https://fediversereport.com/dutch-government-officially-launches-mastodon-server/

Dutch government officially launches Mastodon server

The Dutch government has officially launched their own Mastodon server. In an accompanying letter, the State Secretary explains how this relates to the government strategy of supporting digital common goods.

fediversereport.com